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Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
The Sacrifice of Manoah
Pen and brown ink, heightened with white and grey gouache | 23.6 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990261
Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
The Sacrifice of Manoah
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A drawing of Manoah and his wife looking up in amazement at an angel who sets light to the sacrifice upon the altar between them. This unusual iconography is also followed in a painting by Tintoretto at Gothenberg.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 110: 'Mostly Historical, Sacred and Profane')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink, heightened with white and grey gouache
Measurements
23.6 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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